L. VIVES.
NOw (a) did] By the conduct of Senacharib, or Salmanazar, King of Chaldaea, in Osee•…•… time. They were transported into the Mountaines of Media, after they had bene ruled by •…•…gs 250. yeares. Senacherib sent colonies out of Assyria into Iudaea to possesse and keepe it▪ and they followed the Iewish law, and were called Samaritanes, that is, keepers. (b) In the * 1.1 Caesars time] Tully in his Phillippikes rattles vp Caesars deity, Seneca derides that of Claudius, and Lucan the diuine honours giuen to all the Caesars. (c) That wicked King that killed] So 〈◊〉〈◊〉 did and set vp an Idoll with fiue faces. Esaias was a Prophet of the bloud royall. Hee pro∣phecyed vnder Manasses who made him be sawen in two. He was buryed vnder the oke Ro∣•…•…ll▪ neare to the spring that Ezechias damned vppe. Hierome. (d) Samia] Called Herophi∣•…•… * 1.2 •…•…nd liuing in Samos. Euseb.